Fred A. Hartley

National Right to Work Committee Founded to Coordinate Anti-Union Corporate Lobbying

1955-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Fred A. Hartley—co-sponsor of the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act that enabled state right-to-work laws—founds the National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC) as a coordinating organization for corporate anti-union lobbying efforts. The organization brings together “hard-core conservatives, anti-communist …

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Anti-Communist Loyalty Oaths and Taft-Hartley Act Weaponized to Crush Labor Movement

1947-06-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

After World War II, as worker militancy swept the country, the right-wing struck back with the Taft-Hartley Act, passed by a Republican Congress over President Truman’s veto on June 23, 1947. The bill used the threat of communist subversion to justify rolling back advantages labor had gained …

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